Sorry, kid. You have to Revise.

I just this very morning got an email from a student that basically said, "yeah, thanks for the suggestions but I'm not deleting any text. Do you know how long it took me to write that chapter?"

Yeah, I do. I get it. I know I just wrote about letting go of text but seriously, it needs repeating. Most of the time deleting text will strengthen the overall presentation of information, not weaken it. I promise you.